Category: Biden

Biden: For Too Long ‘We Haven’t Been Making the Big, Bold Investments’ to Outpace Our Global Competitors

Biden: For Too Long ‘We Haven’t Been Making the Big, Bold Investments’ to Outpace Our Global Competitors

President Biden used a White House meeting with CEOs discussing an industry shortage of semiconductors to tout his big $2.2 trillion infrastructure plan, by saying that such investments are required to maintain US competitiveness in the global marketplace.
Schumer: ‘Biden Legally Has the Authority to Cancel up to $50K in Student Debt Through Executive Action’

Schumer: ‘Biden Legally Has the Authority to Cancel up to $50K in Student Debt Through Executive Action’

President Biden has it within his executive power to erase up to $50,000 per borrower in student loan debt, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), addressing the racial wealth gap during a virtual roundtable.
Yellen Calls for ‘Global Minimum Corporate Tax’ to Stop ‘Race to the Bottom’

Yellen Calls for ‘Global Minimum Corporate Tax’ to Stop ‘Race to the Bottom’

The US treasury secretary is proposing an international "minimum corporate tax," such that the United States and other nations potentially could raise taxes on corporations in their home countries without fear that those companies would then bolt overseas to another country with a more-favorable tax rate.
W.H. Climate Adviser: When the President Says He Hears the Word ‘Climate,’ He Thinks ‘Jobs’

W.H. Climate Adviser: When the President Says He Hears the Word ‘Climate,’ He Thinks ‘Jobs’

While a Republican climate denier tries to play "gotcha" by singling out the elements of President Biden's big new infrastructure plan which pertain to dealing with global climate change, the White House climate adviser is more than happy to own those provisions.
Vaccinologist: Things Will Be Much Better in the Fall

Vaccinologist: Things Will Be Much Better in the Fall

The state of the global coronavirus pandemic should be easing up such that things should be much better by this fall, according to a physician who's a noted expert in vaccinology.
‘I Am So Sick of Prayers and Thoughts’

‘I Am So Sick of Prayers and Thoughts’

After another in the long march of deadly mass shootings across the nation -- this one claiming 10 lives at a Colorado supermarket -- some are willing to settle for more of the usual bromides. Others -- very definitely -- are not.
Asian Americans Violence: Trump’s Language Is a ‘Direct Cause of Some of These Incidents’

Asian Americans Violence: Trump’s Language Is a ‘Direct Cause of Some of These Incidents’

While one US president tries to help the nation heal from racist killings and violence against Asian-Americans, his predecessor is blamed for fomenting the hate in the first place.
President Biden Tells Potential Immigrants: ‘Don’t Come,’ US ‘Still Getting Set Up’

President Biden Tells Potential Immigrants: ‘Don’t Come,’ US ‘Still Getting Set Up’

Addressing what could be becoming his young administration's biggest headache and potential liability thus far, President Biden used a national TV appearance to tell potential immigrants to the United States, "Don't come."
Al Gore: Biden Is Off to Strongest Start in His First 50 Days For a President Since FDR

Al Gore: Biden Is Off to Strongest Start in His First 50 Days For a President Since FDR

Joe Biden's off to the strongest start of any American president in nearly a century.
COVID Relief Bill Is Practically FDR Level Type of Reform

COVID Relief Bill Is Practically FDR Level Type of Reform

With congressional Democrats having finally gotten President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID relief package across the legislative finish line, they've handed Biden a political win even larger than what it looks like on the surface, according to observers across the political spectrum.